Non-technical founders
You own the vision and the customers. You need someone you trust to own the technical side and explain every decision in plain language.
Fractional CTO
A fractional CTO who ships code, not slides
Senior technical leadership for non-technical founders — someone who owns the roadmap and the architecture, and still writes the code that ships every week.
Book a callRetainer from 1 to 5 days a week. Async-first, US and EU time zones.
Who it’s for
Pre-seed to Series A
Too early or too lean for a full-time CTO, too far along to keep guessing. You need senior judgement now, at a fraction of a full-time cost.
MVPs that outgrew their first build
The first version proved the market, but it’s slowing you down: fragile releases, growing costs, a codebase nobody wants to touch.
What you get
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Product & technical roadmap
What to build next, in what order, and what to deliberately not build — tied to your fundraising and revenue milestones.
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Architecture
A stack and data model chosen for where you’re going, documented so the next engineer can pick it up.
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Hands-on development
Not just advice: features, fixes and refactors shipped by the same person who designed them.
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Hiring help
Job specs, technical interviews and onboarding when it’s time to build your own team.
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Investor & due diligence prep
Technical sections of your deck, data room answers, and a codebase that holds up to a tech due diligence.
How it works
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Monthly retainer
A fixed monthly fee for a set number of days per week — 1 to 5 — adjustable as your stage changes.
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Async-first, with daily updates
A written update every working day: what shipped, what’s next, what needs your decision. Calls when they add something.
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US and EU time zones
Based in Paris and working with founders on both sides of the Atlantic, with overlap hours for US teams.
Pricing from $3,500/month
Monthly retainer, scaled to the number of days per week. No long-term lock-in.
Book a callFounders who trust us
Testimonial Hero
Three successive missions — the client came back each time for the next stage.
CHEFS
Ongoing technical leadership and development.
Flaash
Rebuilt from a validation MVP into a full-code AI venue marketplace.
70% Reduction in software costs
Read the case studyDailycieux
Low-code MVP rebuilt into a custom subscription platform with automated weekly billing.
35% Increase in subscriptions
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What is a fractional CTO?
A senior technical leader who works with your company part-time — usually 1 to 5 days a week — instead of as a full-time employee. You get the strategic side (roadmap, architecture, hiring) and, with Lowcodr, the hands-on development too.
How is this different from hiring a dev agency?
An agency delivers a scope. A fractional CTO owns the outcome: deciding what to build, challenging the plan, and keeping the codebase healthy over months — while still shipping code.
How much does a fractional CTO cost?
From $3,500 a month, depending on the number of days per week. A senior full-time CTO typically costs several times that, plus equity and months of recruiting.
Can you work with my existing developers?
Yes. We can lead and review the work of an in-house or freelance team, set up the engineering practices, and fill the gaps ourselves.
What happens when we hire a full-time CTO?
That’s a good outcome. We help recruit them, hand over the architecture and documentation, and step back or stay on as support — your call.
Get a CTO this month
A 30-minute call to understand where you are, and whether a fractional CTO is the right move.
Let's talk!
Office: 200 rue de la Croix Nivert75015 ParisFrance
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Email: contact@lowcodr.co
Phone: +33 (0) 6 64 27 71 00
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Tell us about your project and get a straight answer on scope, timeline and budget. Pick a slot that suits you — US and EU time zones.
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